The Washington critic., 1887-05-28
The district Jail.

On the reservation which lies Immediately
north OF street southeast and fronts on
tEs ApaS9stia AZ ac9 tL River Is huge ggadrangaar
This building Is especially noticeable for
being. tho one wherein the assassin OF q
PRESIDENT was hanged. Just south of It is
the Giity Asylum; ~ Y Is reached by cab or
the railway and herdic lines.
Marine Larracks-Navy- Yard.
fhe Marine Barracks arc situated on Eighth
street southeast, between G and II. Several
squares further south the walls of the Navy
Yard rise before the gazc: This Navy. Yard
country, the second largest ship Of the line
In the Navy having been built here, as well
as the famous cruisers, tho Essex, the Wasp
and Others. 1t Is to be converted into tho
great ordnance factory of the country, and
the visitor Will find hundreds Of objects
herein to interest him, especially the making
OF the steel rined cannon.
Howard University.
oward University Is the first place in this
country TO provide for the higher education
OF the colored people generally. II Is on Sew
cnth street extended. Just above hound lry,
and occupies a high aud picturesque site,
overlooking tile whole .c'tv 1t is built OF
large creRin;colored brick, specially manu-
factured for the occasion.
The Deaf Mute College.
Returning from Mt. olivet tho visitor will
pass near by and In full sight OF the Deaf
Mute College. which Is on the north side OF
boundary street, at the north end of Eighth
rsff be peat nqftaeqs sa s reached by bs cab o
prominent Deaf Mute College in the world.
The Old Soldiers' Home.
rhe Old Soldiers Home lies about mile be
yond Howard University, out Seventh
street extended, and Is reached by the same
conyeyances, namely the Ninth and Seventh
street, street car dh lines s:. It's main building Il Of
tower; The view from Its tower surpasses
any similar view in the .neighborhood. A
statue OF General Scott adorns the grounds.
There Is also National Cemetery with sew
eral thousand Union dead buried there.
The Arsenal.
fhe Arsenal Is located at the foot OF Four.
and a-half street southwest, the grounds
extending over. what used to be the peni-
tentiary., 1t Is interesting among other
Mrs. snrratt and the assassination % /" pris, I
oners were hanged. The baud OF the Second
Artillery which Is stationed here, give fre-
quent concerts in the summer that are
politan Q'our.and .a.half street branch) and
the Seventh street line.
Georgetown University.
Georgetown University is the leading Catholic
College In the United States. II Is located
town, on, perhaps, the most beautiful site
on the Potomac. Its buildings and grounds
are very handsome. Reached by tho Net
ropolitan street cars.
Cabin John bridge.
Cabin. John Bridge, spanning the chnsm of
Rock Creek Bridge Is the largest single
stone arch bridge In the world. Five miles
abeye Cabin John Bridge are the Great
nifcent. Iieached by cab
Bladensburg.
outside OF the original District are several
places of great interest to the tourist, nota-
bly, Bladensburg, In Maryland, on the Is.
and o. IL, r., seven miles from Washington.
IL is an old town. famous for being a hun
dred years ago the largest commercial city
in Mary land; also for Its Spa Springs, aud
for its associations as O. ivorite dueling
ground in the, days when the "Code OF
honor was In force,
Arlington.
Across the Potomac, opposite Georgetown,
and reached by cab across either tho Long
or the Aqueduct Bridges, Is Arlington. once
the home of the Lees, and now the largest
5000 soldiers are buried here. The place
Is exceedingly beautiful and the view of
Washington grand.
Mount Vernon.
Fourteen miles below Washington down the
river. reached by boat Is Mount Vernon,
the home and grave OF Washington. Wis
itors can reach 1t by the steamer Corcoran,
Captain Blake, every day.
Alexandria.
Seven miles from Washington down the Po
tomac, reached by boat or by rail, Is the old
city Of Alexandria. It contains among
other objects of interest the church where
washington worshipped, the house that
Braddoek lived In before he went on his
fatal campaign, the lodge OF Nlasons To
which Washington was attached, tho store
where the famous General Turner Ashby
sold dry goods for many years, and many
other objects of interest.